Brisbane vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$2227
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	66	63
😀 Quality of life	97	60
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.76M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 176% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 781st and 6126th ($2491 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Australia and Ecuador, respectively. Check Australia vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 15th and 5262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Quito

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	Brisbane	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$35.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	11.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$1507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$1142
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$300
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$7183

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$528
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$574
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$504
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$545
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$618
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$488
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$827
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$544
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$760
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$722
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$870
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$808
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$910
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$770
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$761
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$813
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$462
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$594
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$398
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$617
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$454
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$733
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$718
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$652
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$495
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$477
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$504
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$498
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$564
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$517
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$509
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$541
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$619
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$562
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$501
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$641
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$483